handske

See also: Handske

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hanzkæ, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”), from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanskə/, [ˈha̝nsɡ̥ə]

Noun

handske c (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handsker, definite plural handskerne)

1. glove (an item of clothing)

Declension

Declension of handske

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	handske	handsken	handsker	handskerne
genitive	handskes	handskens	handskers	handskernes

Related terms

• vante

References

• “handske” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

handske m (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handskar, definite plural handskarne)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hanske

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”) from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhandˌskɛ/

• Audio:

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Noun

handske c

1. glove (an item of clothing), traditionally made of leather (but also includes gloves made of rubber and the like – sturdier gloves)

Usage notes

A knitted (or made from less sturdy soft cloth or the like) glove is a vante.

Declension

Declension of handske

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	handske	handskes
	definite	handsken	handskens
plural	indefinite	handskar	handskars
	definite	handskarna	handskarnas

Derived terms

• arbetshandske
• basebollhandske
• boxhandske
• glacéhandske
• golfhandske
• gummihandske
• handskfack
• handskmakare
• kraghandske
• latexhandske
• läderhandske
• mockahandske
• målvaktshandske
• nappahandske
• plasthandske
• plockhandske
• skinnhandske
• skyddshandske
• stridshandske
• svinlädershandske
• ta i med hårdhandskarna
• termohandske
• trädgårdshandske
• tumhandske

Related terms

• behandskad
• handskas

References

• “handske”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “handske”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• handske in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)